heppinn
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Icelandic
Etymology
Perhaps of exclamatory origin, from the base *hi- found in the second element of Danish forhippet (“eager to achieve something”), hige (“to wish strongly”), Norwegian Nynorsk heppen, forhippen, hike. Also cognate with Swedish häpen.
Adjective
heppinn (comparative heppnari, superlative heppnastur)
Declension
positive (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | heppinn | heppin | heppið |
accusative | heppinn | heppna | heppið |
dative | heppnum | heppinni | heppnu |
genitive | heppins | heppinnar | heppins |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | heppnir | heppnar | heppin |
accusative | heppna | heppnar | heppin |
dative | heppnum | heppnum | heppnum |
genitive | heppinna | heppinna | heppinna |
positive (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | heppni | heppna | heppna |
accusative | heppna | heppnu | heppna |
dative | heppna | heppnu | heppna |
genitive | heppna | heppnu | heppna |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | heppnu | heppnu | heppnu |
accusative | heppnu | heppnu | heppnu |
dative | heppnu | heppnu | heppnu |
genitive | heppnu | heppnu | heppnu |
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnara |
accusative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnara |
dative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnara |
genitive | heppnari | heppnari | heppnara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnari |
accusative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnari |
dative | heppnari | heppnari | heppnari |
genitive | heppnari | heppnari | heppnari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | heppnastur | heppnust | heppnast |
accusative | heppnastan | heppnasta | heppnast |
dative | heppnustum | heppnastri | heppnustu |
genitive | heppnasts | heppnastrar | heppnasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | heppnastir | heppnastar | heppnust |
accusative | heppnasta | heppnastar | heppnust |
dative | heppnustum | heppnustum | heppnustum |
genitive | heppnastra | heppnastra | heppnastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | heppnasti | heppnasta | heppnasta |
accusative | heppnasta | heppnustu | heppnasta |
dative | heppnasta | heppnustu | heppnasta |
genitive | heppnasta | heppnustu | heppnasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | heppnustu | heppnustu | heppnustu |
accusative | heppnustu | heppnustu | heppnustu |
dative | heppnustu | heppnustu | heppnustu |
genitive | heppnustu | heppnustu | heppnustu |